Active Anasculptural Plate- The heart of any A: the rigid sheet pervaded by lacunae. They are created in never exceed 8 identical specimens per typology and size according to a graphic pattern made by the artist, who subsequently paints each one of them.

Ana... - prefix meaning: missing, objection of.., default

“B(l)ackground”– The back plate of an A having the tasks of supporting the active anasculptural plates and providing the lacunae with their black depth: the Black Hole definition applies.

Black Hole – Cosmic entity featuring the property of preventing anything “entering” into it to get out of it. Generalization of the common black hole which traps the light and does not reflect it.

Chiaro-scuro - Classical mode of figurative painting shading to render the third dimension. Also “grisaille”.

Cosine law [Extrapolated c. l.] – Law establishing the intensity of light impinging on a surface in function of the angle between the directions of the light and that of the surface. 
[Extrapolation of the cosine law enhancing its selectivity].

DXF – software for transferring a graphic/analog pattern into a digital file, used in computer controlled operative machines such as laser cutting machines.

Ellipse [Pseudo-ellipse] – bounded conic section. 
[transposition of an e. on a three-dimensional surface and its projection on the representation plane].

Flock – Synthetic soft layer, consisting of short nylon fibers electrostatically spread on the primed surface of an object. In A b(l)ackgrounds are flocked or lined with a flocked fabric due to the excellent light absorption properties of the black flock.

Iconology – Objects representation principles, philosophy.

Isometrics – representation mode of a three dimensional object, applying when high values of the ratio: distance of the object from the observer/sizes of the object, are dealt with.

Laser cutting – Sheet cutting process by digitally controlled power lasers employed to create the active anasulptural plates of large A and of mini-A.

Lacuna – (Latin, pl.: lacunae) Hole, empty space, solution on continuity. The cut-out openings of an active anasculptural plate, having the central task of conveying the rational perceptive content of the mode.

Mini-anasculpture – Small, numbered and signed, A featuring a laser cut, conventionally printed paper active anasculptural plate. The only member of the A family which is a multiple.

Monochrome – Single color shading mode of rendering of the third dimension. Cfr.: chiaro-scuro

Opus # (Op. #) - Ensemble of art works having similar character (thematic, problematic, technique) and/or having been created during a certain period.

Paraphrase – Interpretation of an existing art work in different terms.

Perspective - Representation mode of a three dimensional object, applying when low values of the ratio: distance of the object from the observer/sizes of the object, are dealt with.

Photo-etching – Photo-chemical, analog etching process allowing the cutting of thin metal sheets starting from a graphic pattern. Employed to create the active anasculptural plates out of copper sheets.

 
Pseudo-circle – Transposition of a circle from the plane to a three dimensional surface.

Topological Configurations – Topological typologies enhancing the plastic capabilities of A.

Typology – Particular shape of an active anasculptural plate, independent upon its size.